https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/a33ae3a7-897d-43df-8cca-d74bc4c9c5c4 The former Ukrainian top military commander, General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, currently Ambassador to the U.K., reportedly admitted to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that he is ready to challenge him in a bid for the presidency once elections can be conducted. But does he stand a chance? Zaluzhnyi “would be a natural candidate because we know it from history,” Garry Kasparov, renowned chess master and currently the Chairman of the Renew Democracy Initiative, told TVP World, while recognizing that Zaluzhnyi currently lacks a political base at home. “Let’s not forget what happened with Winston Churchill, who led the British Empire to victory in the toughest war in history and then was booted by the voters two months later,” Kasparov said, adding that Zaluzhnyi has the advantage of being a war hero, having commanded the Ukrainian forces during the first two years of the full-scale war. Join TVP World’s Maciej Mikos and his guest as they explore whether the hardships of war finally being experienced by the Russian people can force Putin to the negotiating table, the possible impact of the Polish–Ukrainian spat over history, and whether Putin, if cornered, will decide to escalate by attacking NATO. 🔴 Watch our 24/7 livestream - https://youtube.com/live/9RY46AUtIl4 Bringing you all the latest daily news and updates, TVP World is Poland's first English-language channel where you can find world news as seen from the Polish perspective and the latest news from the CEE region. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. https://tvpworld.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tvpworldcom https://twitter.com/TVPWorld_com https://www.instagram.com/tvp_world/ https://www.threads.net/@tvp_world https://bsky.app/profile/tvpworld.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@tvpworld.com https://t.me/tvp_world #ukraine #war #russia Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:53:54 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.echelon.pl https://video.echelon.pl/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/a33ae3a7-897d-43df-8cca-d74bc4c9c5c4 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.echelon.pl/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.